| Japanese
Mythology. Part 5 { Other Stories about Susanou } |
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| When Susanou was youth,
he visited his elder brother Tukuyomi. Tukuyomi lived with his wife named Oogetu-hime, in Awa (ancient Sikoku Island). Oogetu-hime made a dinnner for Susanou as her own way. Her way of cook was to eat foods, then to vomit it. Susanou saw the way, then angered, and hart her. She was a Godess of food, so many foods born from her wounds. |
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| Once Susanou voyaged to
Korea with his son Iso-takeru. Susanou got many seeds of trees, and came back. Susanou ordered his son Iso-takeru, his daughter Tumazu-hime, to plant these seeds to many places in Japan. And teached how to use the trees. The cypress sould use to build a house. The ceder and the camphor tree should use to make a ship. etc. So we Japanese live in a wooden house. |
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| Susanou had a long beard,
the length of it was nearly eighty centimeters. |
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| When Susanou died, his body
graved the top of Mt.Kumano. And his spirit became God. So he called God Kumano, later. After that, he sometimes appear as a big bear. Because Japanese word 'kuma' means a bear. |
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| Yatuka-Omizu,a son of Susanou,
he was a giant. Early Izumo was a small land. So he wanted to make it bigger. He made a big tight rope,and went to north sea. He found there big island, and linked with the rope. Then he returned Izumo. He put his right leg on the Mt.Daisen,left leg on the Mt.Sanbe. And pulling the rope and singing,"Coming, coming, the northern island". The island moved slowly,and reached the north shore of Izumo. Next, he went to east sea. He found there big island, and linked with the rope. Then he returned Izumo. He put his right leg on the Mt.Daisen,left leg on the Mt.Sanbe. And pulling the rope and singing,"Coming, coming, the eastern island". The island moved slowly,and reached the east shore of Izumo. Last,he went to west sea. He found there big island, and linked with the rope. Then he returned Izumo. He put his right leg on the Mt.Daisen,left leg on the Mt.Sanbe. And pulling the rope and singing,"Coming, coming, the western island". The island moved slowly,and reached the west shore of Izumo. As though, he made Izumo as a big land. |
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| Ameno-Fuyuginu was a descendant
of Susanou. His youngest son Oo-Namuchi was the great man of early Japan. Oo-Namuchi had many brothers, but he was always tormented by his brothers. |
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| (to be continued) | |||||
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